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Fiscal populism, cash transfers by states risk crowding out growth-enhancing spending, affect India's fiscal credibility: Economic Survey 2025-26

January 30, 2026 5:09 pm

The number of revenue surplus states reduced from 19 in FY19 to 11 in FY25. In the last three years, the number of states implementing cash transfer scheme increased more than fivefold.

RBI surplus transfer to govt surges; boost to fiscal position amid slowing divestment

May 20, 2023 1:09 am

The RBI normally pays the dividend from the surplus income it earns on investments and valuation changes on its dollar holdings and the fees it gets from printing currency, among others.

Economic Survey 2023: A broad-based recovery has lifted all major sectors above pre-pandemic levels. But that is about to be tested by slowing global growth

February 01, 2023 9:48 am

Survey touches upon wide-ranging aspects that will shape outlook in coming fiscal year and medium term. How much of that will be a pre-election year Budget foreground? We are about to find out

Cash ban, GST disruptions to cool India's GDP growth to a 4-yr low

October 25, 2017 1:24 pm

The economy grew at 5.7 percent annually in the April-June quarter, its lowest level in more than three years and well below expectations.

GDP growth in Q1 likely at 5.5% on factory, farm output

August 25, 2014 1:32 am

The optimism in the economy has also been reflected in recent government statements.

FinMin defers R15K crore gilt auction

January 16, 2014 3:31 am

If the auction is cancelled, it would lower the Centre’s total market borrowing to Rs 5.64 lakh from the Rs 5.79 lakh crore.

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